Weekly Covid cases drop by another 30%: Test and Trace data shows England’s outbreak is now at similar size to what it was in October
- Test and Trace data shows there were 105,764 new cases in the week to February 10, the latest available
- This is the same levels as October with cases only lower in mid-October when 96,601 infections identified
- Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to start easing some restrictions from anti-lockdown Tory MPs
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Coronavirus cases have dropped to their lowest levels since October, official figures show, as brutal lockdown measures push back the second wave.
The promising numbers come as a top Sage member yesterday said the data was ‘pointing in the right direction’ for some brutal curbs on daily freedoms to be eased soon, and amid calls from anti-lockdown Tory MPs for fewer restrictions.
Test and Trace data shows there were 105,764 new cases transferred to the system in the week to February 10, the latest available.
This was a 30 per cent drop from the same time last week, and almost a third of the peak on January 6 when 388,153 infections were found.
The levels were as low as in late October, with cases being below from the week October 14 when 96,437 were identified. They are also at similar levels to the two weeks after England’s second lockdown, when 96,601 cases were identified in the seven days to December 9.
Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls from MPs to start easing restrictions, and pull England out of the deep freeze.
Test and Trace data shows there were 105,764 new cases identified in the week to February 10, at the same levels as in October as the brutal lockdown drives down cases